Insomniac dreams

By ColorMeToxic



Most of the time
I don't sleep,
but
 when I do,
I dream
in shades of grey
 as if,
the world
has been sketched
in coal 
by a brilliantly
talented hand.
Depression exists, even in 
slumber... 
yet,
I live for sleep,
where I can be...
anything.


   
 

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Copyright 2015 Beth
Published on Wednesday, November 4, 2015.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: This really describes what it's like to be an insomniac. "As if the world has been sketched in coal", is a great line too.

  • A former member wrote: Those last three lines nailed it, love the way your words bled out in this. Great stuff

  • WillowGreybird On Thursday, November 5, 2015, WillowGreybird (23)By person wrote:

    This is a beautiful way to explain how inescapable depression is, and how it is yet still easier to handle without the waking world to amplify it.

  • Star On Thursday, November 5, 2015, Star (920)By person wrote:

    "I live for sleep where I can be anything." That line is brilliant, I must say. Absolutely gorgeous.

  • soul_versing On Thursday, November 5, 2015, soul_versing (882)By person wrote:

    Lack of sleep brings out the best, "as if, the world has been sketched in coal  by a brilliantly talented hand." And you are the proof. Like a silken spider spinning translucent silhouette webs, driving my hearts continual beat. -Gorgeous, truly gorgeous Scholar

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